Is homemade refractory as good as store bought refractory?
In general homemade refractory does not las as long as storebought refractory. Homemade mixes usually contain common materials like clay, cement, sand a garden store perlite. These materials make a refractory that works well at aluminum melting temperatures, but temperatures above that (like for bronze or iron melting) cause the mixture to break down and the sand content often turns to a glass like substance. Store bought refractories usually contain “exotic” components like alumia, calciaum sulfate and other heat resistant hard to find materials. These are far more duarable in the higher temperature ranges.
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